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Curt James
02-19-2011, 01:38 PM
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1nLdNGnrAes/TWAO9WXksDI/AAAAAAAAC60/wLLeCsnKl9k/abp-v-cj-benchchallenge.jpg

In this corner, AnglicanBeachParty at 5'9" and 193 pounds!

His opponent (cough) at 6'1" and a decidedly not Jose Raymond version of 202 pounds!

Ben White and Stan Efferding had their mega multi-plate bench press extravaganza and now the other end of the strength spectrum gets its props!

The Challenge? Bench for repetitions with ABP repping 160 lbs. for max reps :eek: while (through ABP's generosity and recognition that I'm absolutely no powerhouse) I will be attempting max reps with 135 lbs. :rolleyes:
AnglicanBeachParty
02-19-2011, 01:44 PM
I voted for you to get 30 reps, Curt, so don't let me down!
Curt James
02-19-2011, 01:46 PM
^ My rotator cuff is already angry with you. :mad:



:beerbang:
Curt James
02-19-2011, 01:49 PM
If anyone else ventures in here, be sure to guess the reps for both contestants! Multiple votes are allowed in this poll.

In other news...


THE FLEX PRO SHOW BEGINS
IN ONE HOUR!!!!
Gerb
02-19-2011, 03:51 PM
ABP for 31
CJ for 22
Armored Underdog
02-19-2011, 04:10 PM
I voted ABP for 20, CJ for 30
Curt James
02-19-2011, 06:22 PM
Thirty? :hypno:

Well, I will say that I did more than ten slow reps and stopped following my delt workout. Twenty should easily be within my reach fresh, but thirty? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/curt_james/Rx/smileys/thinking.gif
AnglicanBeachParty
02-19-2011, 06:41 PM
I should tell people that I am usually the weakest person in any gym I belong to.

I'm thinking we probably should have gone with the same weight for this challenge. We shall see!
Ibarramedia
02-19-2011, 06:55 PM
Are you guys going to do this together? Will you be meeting up somewhere? Or are you both youtubing this competition to be posted later? Anyway, good luck to both of you. Reps. :ok:
Curt James
02-19-2011, 07:00 PM
^ This will be a YouTube gym meet, Ibarramedia.


I should tell people that I am usually the weakest person in any gym I belong to.

I'm thinking we probably should have gone with the same weight for this challenge. We shall see!

I would have no problem whatsoever if you want to reshoot your vid doing 135 lbs., my friend.
DAVIDHARDY
02-19-2011, 07:22 PM
Deadlocked at 30.
Sandpig
02-19-2011, 07:39 PM
Curt, WTF happened? I figure you will get 15-20. I don't see 20 on the list so I voted 10 for you and 20 for the big guy.
robert da strongman
02-19-2011, 07:43 PM
pec tear for CJ....
AnglicanBeachParty
02-19-2011, 07:57 PM
Curt, WTF happened? I figure you will get 15-20. I don't see 20 on the list so I voted 10 for you and 20 for the big guy.

LOL ... Curt is the big guy! He's got like 10 pounds on me.
AnglicanBeachParty
02-19-2011, 07:58 PM
Are you guys going to do this together? Will you be meeting up somewhere? Or are you both youtubing this competition to be posted later? Anyway, good luck to both of you. Reps. :ok:

Curt's going to send me his raw footage, and I will sew it all together in Movie Edit Pro, to make a single video out of it.
Ibarramedia
02-19-2011, 08:14 PM
Curt's going to send me his raw footage, and I will sew it all together in Movie Edit Pro, to make a single video out of it.



Sounds good. I look forward to you posting the whole thing. :ok: Cheers gentlemen. :beerbang:
Curt James
02-19-2011, 08:45 PM
pec tear for CJ....

Son of a... :cloud:

:p Imagine that, a pec tear with two wheels. :rolleyes:

I am nearing 50, though. Remember as a kid at my first gym an "old" guy telling how his biceps tore and curled up like a window shade.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_1nLdNGnrAes/TWBx7zql_rI/AAAAAAAAC8Y/w0Geh9IP46A/window-shade.jpg

:sad:

He was doing a very light weight he said and assumed his biceps was perforated from years of curling heavier weights. :dunno:
Curt James
02-19-2011, 09:00 PM
Curt is the big guy!

Does not compute.


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_1nLdNGnrAes/TWB09uSlujI/AAAAAAAAC8k/d-nON7EjqSI/curt-chihuahua.jpg
"Welcome to Gold's Gym. I'm Curt and I'll be giving you the tour.
Let's start at the bench press area, shall we?"
Curt James
02-21-2011, 10:50 PM
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_1nLdNGnrAes/TWMijLoF4mI/AAAAAAAAC-0/OO4SIq7meug/s512/bench-what.JPG
Gerb
02-22-2011, 12:02 AM
the suspense of too great!!! I NEEDZ TO KNOW!!!
Gerb
02-22-2011, 12:04 AM
ABP for 31
CJ for 22

for the record, my vote was based off two things, for CJ, his training journal, for ABP, I rolled dice
Curt James
02-24-2011, 03:00 PM
the suspense of too great!!! I NEEDZ TO KNOW!!!

THIS! :)

Steve, your guesstimate on my reps was close.

:beerbang:
AnglicanBeachParty
02-26-2011, 06:15 PM
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Sandpig
02-26-2011, 06:58 PM
Great job guys!
I new how many Curt had done so it was anti climatic watching ABP go first.
DAVIDHARDY
02-26-2011, 10:55 PM
Reppin out w/o a spotter!
Gerb
02-26-2011, 11:10 PM
Nice job guys!
Curt James
02-26-2011, 11:12 PM
^ ABP did a great job editing the two vids together! :bowdown: But he made an error labeling me as the "winner". I outweigh him, lifted less, and for only ONE additional rep.

Great fun! :beerbang:

You had the challenge thread years back, Steve. That was great, too.


Great job guys!
I new how many Curt had done so it was anti climatic watching ABP go first.

Had to share my rep count with you Sandpig. Also spilled my guts to Steve G. :D


Reppin out w/o a spotter!

I thought to ask for a spotter but then was like, "Man, it's two wheels. What's the worst that could happen?"

Imagined the bar slowly descending to my chest and sticking there. lol Assumed someone would have pity on me when they saw me resting with the barbell on me. :dunno:
Gerb
02-26-2011, 11:23 PM
^ ABP did a great job editing the two vids together! :bowdown: But he made an error labeling me as the "winner". I outweigh him, lifted less, and for only ONE additional rep.

Great fun! :beerbang:

You had the challenge thread years back, Steve. That was great, too.



Had to share my rep count with you Sandpig. Also spilled my guts to Steve G. :D



I thought to ask for a spotter but then was like, "Man, it's two wheels. What's the worst that could happen?"

Imagined the bar slowly descending to my chest and sticking there. lol Assumed someone would have pity on me when they saw me resting with the barbell on me. :dunno:

We should start up the challenge thread again, that was fun. Rules gotta be like what you and ABP did, two people agree to their own rules, post the rules for the specific challenge and then post vids.... I'll tell Casey to start practicing:p
DAVIDHARDY
02-26-2011, 11:41 PM
That would be fun.
MiamiMadePunk
02-27-2011, 12:13 AM
The next challenge will be the 225 bench challenge.
Suave_Howss
02-27-2011, 12:49 AM
Congrats Curt!!
AnglicanBeachParty
02-27-2011, 06:47 AM
The next challenge will be the 225 bench challenge.

For me and Curt, this would make a fairly short video! :D
Sandpig
02-27-2011, 07:35 AM
For me and Curt, this would make a fairly short video! :D

Ouch! Me too. :emb:
With my rotator injury I couldn't even get one.
Curt James
02-28-2011, 08:18 PM
We should start up the challenge thread again, that was fun. Rules gotta be like what you and ABP did, two people agree to their own rules, post the rules for the specific challenge and then post vids.... I'll tell Casey to start practicing:p


That would be fun.

It's a great idea! And definitely fun. :beerbang:


The next challenge will be the 225 bench challenge.


For me and Curt, this would make a fairly short video! :D


Ouch! Me too. :emb:
With my rotator injury I couldn't even get one.

I'll leave the four wheels to someone else. lol

My shoulder is finally out of that dark place. :cloud: Not trying to re-tweak my rotator. Was crying to my chiro and an... what do you call those doctors? Orthopedic surgeon, right?

:no:


Congrats Curt!!

Thank you. :) But it's congrats to both ABP and me since it was a lot of fun to "battle" like this. He allowed me extra ammo (less weight to bench) which was mighty generous of him!

:yep:
HammerStrength12
02-28-2011, 09:27 PM
Awesome thread, can't believe I missed this
"Rodz"
02-28-2011, 11:46 PM
Great job both guys, and the vid work looked good as well
Ibarramedia
03-01-2011, 12:11 AM
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Good job guys! :ok:
Curt James
04-18-2011, 08:39 PM
Awesome thread, can't believe I missed this

Thank you, oh, Banned former user! :bowdown:


Great job both guys, and the vid work looked good as well

Kudos to ABP on the video editing. Thank you, good sir! :beerbang:


Good job guys! :ok:

Missed these replies. Thanks, Ibarramedia. :)
MiamiMadePunk
04-18-2011, 09:14 PM
^Are you and ABP doing another challenge since Bros vs Pros is coning up.
Curt James
04-19-2011, 12:26 AM
I ain't doin no effing deadlifts, I'll tell you that much. Recently knocked out an easy 3 X 10 with 135. Was embarrassed because of the two wheels, but was DEATH the following morning. I'm still recovering.

Lowered. Disk. Height.

"Hello, risktaker, this is AGE FIFTY calling. Have a minute to talk?"

:sad:
Curt James
04-19-2011, 12:28 AM
^Are you and ABP doing another challenge since Bros vs Pros is coning up.

Coning? EDIT IT AGAIN! AND THIS TIME GET IT RIGHT! :p
MiamiMadePunk
04-19-2011, 12:41 AM
I ain't doin no effing deadlifts, I'll tell you that much. Recently knocked out an easy 3 X 10 with 135. Was embarrassed because of the two wheels, but was DEATH the following morning. I'm still recovering.

Lowered. Disk. Height.

"Hello, risktaker, this is AGE FIFTY calling. Have a minute to talk?"

:sad:
Are you squatting then?
AnglicanBeachParty
04-19-2011, 11:03 AM
Are you squatting then?

I'm up for a squat challenge with Curt.

(I'll have to go check his Journal for numbers ...)
Curt James
04-20-2011, 05:49 PM
Are you squatting then?

Have you posted any videos, mister asks a lot of questions?


I'm up for a squat challenge with Curt.

(I'll have to go check his Journal for numbers ...)

Do believe I'll pass on the challenges until I see risktaker post some videos for critique. ;)
MiamiMadePunk
04-20-2011, 06:52 PM
Have you posted any videos, mister asks a lot of questions?



Do believe I'll pass on the challenges until I see risktaker post some videos for critique. ;)
I'll post up the vids on memorial day week, I'll switch my phone to a phone that has a video recorder